Category Archives: Record Mission: Jan 2015

It has been over two months since our January record mission and I am now in the studio, editing the sounds. Actually, I’ve been editing them for the last two months…in between other bits and pieces of work. When we … Continue reading →

Dave and I have returned from our first recording mission of the year. Though we have been on many record trips together, this is the first time that we have been purely off our own steam and with no attachment … Continue reading →

Day 7 of our record trip. We are heading home today, but first…we totally smashed that mountain of Doom. Three days in a row, we have gone up that massive hill, and we are feeling pretty fit now…but also totally … Continue reading →

Well OK, so after staying up till 2 recording pine, we then slept in a tent, despite having an entire 12 person lodge to ourselves. Why you ask? Well, we bought the tent a year ago and still hadn’t used … Continue reading →

Record mission day 6, wow, it’s nearly been a week already. We visited a DOC site,(Department of Conservation), and got ourselves a good tip on where the best place to record Kokako is nearby, Mapara it is. Kokakos are one … Continue reading →

OK, Day 5 of record mission…epic coffee. I’ll hand it to the Tron, they know their coffee. Bellies full and happy, we set off with our gear up mount Pirongia. This is where the mission gets serious. Previously we had … Continue reading →

Day 4 of our January record mission. All is going well so far. Up at dawn and on the road again, (after coffee and breakfast of course…a soundie needs coffee to keep their ears sharp like a fox!) We were … Continue reading →

Day three of the January record mission and oh what a day! Before we left Turangi, we stopped in at Tokaanu wharf at the edge of Lake Taupo. We had seen hundreds of swans on the lake the night before … Continue reading →

Day 2 of our record mission started with some much needed breakfast and coffee. We headed off into the forest again, starting with some nice pine in light drizzle and then we working our way around the lake areas and … Continue reading →

Day one of our record trip started a little slow due to the fact that we didn’t set off till after 5pm. We arrived in Turangi and checked into our motel at about 10.30pm. Despite our sleepiness, we headed straight … Continue reading →